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Claude Opus 4 vs o1

Anthropic Claude Opus 4 vs OpenAI o1 — side-by-side specs.

Anthropic
Claude Opus 4
OpenAI
o1
Overview
CompanyAnthropicOpenAI
Release dateMay 22 2025Dec 5 2024
Model type
Open sourceNoNo
Specifications
Parameters
Context window
Benchmarks
Coding
SWE-Bench Verified
72.5%
Science
GPQA Diamond
79.6%
Timeline
Release gapo1 shipped 168 days before Claude Opus 4

Which is better: Claude Opus 4 or o1?

Claude Opus 4 and o1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks, so there's no direct head-to-head comparison. o1 shipped 168 days before Claude Opus 4, so benchmark comparisons should account for the intervening progress.

Published specifications for these two models are limited — see each model page for the latest details.

Direct benchmark comparisons are unavailable — Claude Opus 4 and o1 don't publish scores on any of the same benchmarks.

Frequently asked questions

When was Claude Opus 4 released?
Claude Opus 4 was released by Anthropic on May 22 2025.
When was o1 released?
o1 was released by OpenAI on Dec 5 2024.

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